English 9: Shakespeare Studies Assessment Title: ‘History of Globe Theatre’ Total Word Count: 1722 History of Shakespeare’s Theatre Shakespeare’s theatre was known as the “Globe Theatre”. Many of his plays were shown there. Although the theatre was in a position known for lack of gentleness, Shakespeare’s stories and plays still attracted many kinds people. It was made in 1598 and opened on 1599, using a picture of Hercules holding up a globe (When Hercules replaced Atlas …showed first 75 words of 1738 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1738 total…s initial successes attracted people to the globe, to get more of Shakespeare but after the opening of the globe, he wrote more stories in shorter time compared to before it. Overall Shakespeare’s theatre wasn’t as important as Shakespeare’s writings because the writings shaped modern English literature today, whilst the theatre only helped his career and successes, not shaping anything else due to the anti-theatre groups and new forms of entertainment developed.